CHP officer remains hospitalized after crash near Truckee

By AP&nbsp|&nbsp

Posted: Sat 2:52 PM, Dec 23, 2006

TRUCKEE, California (AP) - A California Highway Patrol officerbased in Truckee remains hospitalized after being criticallyinjured in an Interstate 80 crash near the Sierra town. Investigators say Sergeant Shawn Harris was responding to anaccident when he and three other motorists came upon a diesel spillThursday on the roadway near Hirschdale just east of Truckee. They say say all four vehicles crashed as a result of the fuelspill and wet road conditions, and Harris' patrol vehicle rolled atleast twice before coming to a rest off the shoulder. C-H-P Officer Joe Edwards says Harris was flown by helicopter toRenown Regional Medical Center in Reno, where he was in criticalcondition with major injuries. The three other motorists were taken to the hospital byambulance, but the C-H-P was unsure of their conditions. The accident is still under investigation.

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